Close reading anchor chart

There has been lots of talk about close reading at my school site but there haven't been many people actually doing it. I tried it out after seeing another teacher's anchor chart and got up the courage to try something new in the classroom...once again. Seems like there's always something new doesn't it? Anyway, my class and I were doing a close reading of a section in our history textbook. There are so many opportunities to incorporate reading strategies to all core content areas! So we…

Close reading is a great way to get students to dig in and analyze a text. Read 15 practical close reading tips to help you implement this strategy.

Close Reading is an important skill in working with nonfiction text. In our new unit, students are expected to interact with nonfiction text in a way that encourages analysis and inferences. Close Reading means reading a text multiple times in order to deeply understand it. We have begun practicing this with news articles at a 5th grade reading level. This is the anchor chart they are using to remember the task for each reading. Reading #1 = Read for understanding. After this reading…

Take close reading to the next level in your classroom. Use the six Close Reading steps guide from Appletastic Learning for a deeper understanding of text.

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Close reading tips for the upper elementary classroom for nonfiction and content area reading. How to plan for close reading and how to have students close read informational text tips are included.

I'm back for my next installment on close reading! I am so excited to FINALLY share what I have been working so hard on. A few weeks b...

This free close reading anchor chart is so helpful! Print it in color or black and white.

Close reading anchor chart

Annotating text anchor chart for kindergarten or first grade